Clinical Dietitian Job Description
Clinical dietitian
provides efficient education to patients and family members on the prescribed the dietary plan diet to meet specific requirements.
Clinical Dietitian Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective clinical dietitian job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included clinical dietitian job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Implements appropriate feeding modality, diet, or nutrition support (enteral, parenteral, ) and monitors patients’ response to the daily nutrient intake making appropriate recommendations for nutritional intervention when necessary
Educates patients and their families on nutritional needs and/or diets
Assists in the development of and participates in departmental and interdisciplinary quality improvement programs
Be responsible for a variety of inpatient units outpatient units
Have experience with the nutrition care process and EMR
Perform patient satisfaction rounds
Excel at developing rapport with the medical team
Work with the Clinical Nutrition Manager to provide exemplary care and education to patients, staff, and community
Be available for on call coverage every other weekend
Be a Registered Dietitian and licensed with NC
Clinical Dietitian Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Clinical Dietitian
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CPR, RD, CNSC, HIPAA, CSP, CPS, CDR
Education for Clinical Dietitian
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the clinical dietitian job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, Education, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition, Graduate Education, Department of Education, Graduate, Dietetic Education, Management
Skills for Clinical Dietitian
Desired skills for clinical dietitian include:
Applicable laws
Rules and regulations governing dietary guidelines
Ability to apply these theories to design
Ability to assess patients and develop and implement a treatment plan
Ability to educate people about food requirement
Ability to meet
Ability to plan nutritious and varied meals for patients and staff
Customer service concepts and techniques
Develop and deliver nutritional interventions provide individualized dietary consultations
Develop and maintain a healthy diet
Desired experience for clinical dietitian includes:
Minimum one (1) year experience as a Registered Dietitian
Have strong time management, customer service skills, and be team oriented
Be a registered Dietitian or Registration Eligible
Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD)
Successful completion of AND approved internship, preferred
Current Registered Dietitian or eligibility (required within six months of hire/transfer)
Clinical Dietitian Examples
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Clinical Dietitian Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a clinical dietitian. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for clinical dietitian
- Be a Registered Dietitian and licensed in NY
- Participate in cross coverage for all service lines
- Have experience with electronic charting and Nutrition Care Process
- Possess strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Manage the nutrition care process for 120 SNF residents and rehabilitation patients
- Conduct an ongoing comprehensive nutrition assessment for patients identified at nutritional risk and/or for patients identified to be seen as per ambulatory care clinic standards
- Have completed the requirements by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Have experience in all aspects of an acute care setting (training available)
- Have prior experience with the nutrition care process and electronic health records
- Work with a team and provide nutritional assessments and care for patients as assigned
Qualifications for clinical dietitian
- Current membership in a professional organization such as Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Of Diabetes Educators, preferred
- Required to complete a minimum of 75 CEU hours every 5 years per Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Documents all patient care activities including evaluations, education, and progress notes per
- Documents ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes to correctly capture
- Adapts to rapidly changing technologies, policies, regulations, census and staffing through priority
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a clinical dietitian. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for clinical dietitian
- Be a self-starter, highly motivated a team player, and possess good time management skills
- Provide education to patients to patients, staff and work well with physicians, nursing, and ancillary staff
- EMR experience desirable, but not required
- RD within 3 months of hire
- Licensure in Arkansas required – Provisional License needed on first day of work
- Manage the nutrition care process for the SNF residents and rehabilitation patients
- Be involved with the in-house wellness program for residents and staff
- Be a Registered Dietitian with PA state licensure or in the process of obtaining licensure
- Assist in managing the dietary staff in the absence of the General Manager
- Provide nutrition care to patients including review of nutrition screening, completion of nutrition assessment, and development and implementation of nutrition care plans
Qualifications for clinical dietitian
- Our preferred candidate would have at least one year of experience in long term care and/or in a skilled nursing facility, rehab CCRC, assisted living
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with Commission of Dietetic Registration
- Licensed Dietitian or Licensed Nutritionist with the State of Minnesota Dietetics Licensing Board
- Practices medical nutrition therapy that uses evidenced based guidelines
- Able to translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living
- Should have an Optimist and Positive attitude
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Our company is hiring for a clinical dietitian. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for clinical dietitian
- Communicate appropriate dietary and nutrition information to physicians, nurses, and other members of the patient care team
- Confer with and coordinate with dietary supervisors for nutritional care of all patients on assigned units
- Monitor meal intake and satisfaction through meal rounds and feedback from patients and caregivers
- Review and recommend appropriate nutrition resources, programs or services specific to unit or patient population and patient needs
- Serve as a nutrition resource in the community and for employees through presentations, health fairs or committee participation
- Provide evidence based nutrition education to inpatients and outpatients
- Update and maintain accurate patient care records
- Communicate appropriate nutrition information to physicians, nurses, and other members of the patient care team
- Review and recommend appropriate nutrition resources, programs or services to patients and other members of the patient care team
- Assist with coverage for inpatient dietitians as needed by providing nutrition care to patients including review of nutirtion screening, completion of nutrition assessment, and development and implementation of nutrition care plans
Qualifications for clinical dietitian
- Goal orientated to strive for their best work
- Networked, has a well-developed circle of influence if interconnected positive relationships
- A professional that is self- aware and self-confident
- A Certified Diabetes Educator with the American Association of Diabetes Educators preferred
- Educate patients and family members facility staff in concepts of nutrition and diet modifications
- Supervise daily work of dietetic technicians, registered
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of clinical dietitian. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for clinical dietitian
- Develops individualized age appropriate nutrition care plans for medically unstable infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients
- Utilizes pediatric standards as determined by the TCDDA Pediatric Diet Manual and adult standards as determined by the TCDDA manual of Clinical Nutrition, AM Diabetes Association and other references
- Works in collaboration with health team members, patient, and family in the decision-making process, implementation, monitoring, and follow-up care of the patient
- Assesses needs, identifies resources and contacts designated resources to initiate follow-up nutrition care
- Serves as a resource person for nutrition information requests
- Attends patient rounding
- Attends conferences and workshops and utilizes resources through membership and professional groups to maintain competencies and application of current research and investigation
- Implements patient care and operational improvements and measures effectiveness of the change
- Integrates the department’s services within the hospital’s primary functions
- Assists with education and training of dietetic students
Qualifications for clinical dietitian
- Be a registered dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Be able to work well with physicians, nursing, and ancillary staff and collaboratively as part of a team, independently and be outcome focused
- Provide education to patients, staff and be able to work well with physicians, nursing, and ancillary staff
- Be knowledgeable with patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Wound and Skin impairments, diabetes management, enteral and parenteral nutrition with critical care, oncology, cardiac care, pediatric and maternity
- Provide nutrition coverage to Oncology, Medical/Surgical, and Progressive Care Units other units, as needed
- Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American Diabetes Association or American Association
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of clinical dietitian. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for clinical dietitian
- Performs duties in a professional manner and with minimum supervision
- Prepares PI reports/data on a regular basis
- Delivers patient care services in a timely manner and conveys recommendations as necessary
- Ensures that food preparation meets standards
- Plans, organizes and implements projects
- Assists in compliance of JCAHO standards and other regulatory standards
- Investigates complaints and initiates corrective action
- Maintains good interpersonal relationships with all hospital staff and peers
- Maintains registration and licensure with the American Dietetic Association via in-services, seminars
- Performs professional clinical nutrition patient care functions for patients on assigned units
Qualifications for clinical dietitian
- Screens patients for nutritional risk in accordance with departmental guidelines
- Performs comprehensive inpatient / client nutritional assessments and re-assessments across the age spectrum per departmental screening and assessment guidelines
- Uses the following data for assessment and determination of nutrition diagnosis
- Interviews using age and education level appropriate communication techniques with patient/ client
- Reviews and interprets nutrition related lab values
- Reviews and considers impact of nutrition related medications on patient’s nutritional status and nutritional needs